Chapel Hill, NC – Bill Belichick arrived at his weekly news conference prepared to discuss East Tennessee State. Instead, the North Carolina football coach spent some of the session confronting questions that reach far beyond Saturday’s home opener: the resignation…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe CHAPEL HILL – Bill Belichick reduced North Carolina’s long trip to Ireland and its season-opening rematch with TCU to a short list of football essentials Monday: protect the ball, prevent explosive plays and respond quickly…
Chapel Hill, NC – For the first time since 1979, the North Carolina Tar Heels will play NC State in a non-conference men’s basketball game in the regular season when the teams meet Dec. 15, 2026, in the Tobacco Road…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – North Carolina is running out of training-camp days but not out of decisions. With the Tar Heels scheduled to open the 2026 season against TCU in Dublin on Aug. 29, head…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – For four seasons, Seth Trimble became increasingly difficult to separate from the identity of North Carolina basketball. He arrived as an athletic freshman guard from Wisconsin, learned to make an impact…
Chapel Hill, NC – Statements from Michael Malone and Steve Newmark on Seth Trimble’s fifth-year transfer announcement: Head Coach Michael Malone “Seth gave Carolina four years of tremendous effort, toughness and leadership and he has earned the respect and affection…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Five months after the University of North Carolina narrowed the future of its basketball home to three strikingly different possibilities, the most important development may be the decision UNC has not…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – Bill Belichick opened North Carolina’s 2026 preseason training camp with none of the sweeping promises, championship predictions or manufactured enthusiasm that often accompany the start of a college football season. His…
by Chris McLaughlin Chapel Hill, NC – Twenty-nine counties, home to over 3 million North Carolinians, conducted property tax reappraisals in 2025 after several years of rising real estate prices. Not surprisingly, these reappraisals produced substantial stress among taxpayers and…
By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC – In a thrilling showdown at Boshamer Stadium, the University of North Carolina baseball team clinched a spot in the World Series after a hard-fought victory against Southern California. Following the game,…